99 Cent:Price points in e-commerce

Hackl, Franz, Kummer, Michael and Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf (2014) 99 Cent:Price points in e-commerce. Information Economics and Policy, 26. pp. 12-27. ISSN 0167-6245

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Abstract

Setting prices ending in nines is a common feature of many markets for consumer products. This prevalence has been explained either by a specific image of such price points or by the exploitation of rational inattention on the part of the consumers who want to economize on the cost of information processing. We use data from an Austrian price comparison site and find a remarkable prevalence of such price setting. Prices ending with nine are also sticky: price-setters change them with a significantly lower probability; rivals underbid these prices more seldom if they represent the cheapest price on the market, and we observe higher price jumps by price leaders for these price points. Finally, we explore the impact of these price points on the consumers’ demand.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Industrial Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Applied Econometrics And Finance
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2018 16:31
Last Modified:	13 May 2023 00:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68681
DOI:	10.1016/j.infoecopol.2013.10.001

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